Kiwis steal victory from England

It's been described as one of the greatest matches in Rugby League World Cup history and the contest lived up to that with a physical and hard fought match.

England fired early with first points posted by Sean O'Louglin as he charged off a short pass from Man of the Match, Sam Burgess. England led 6-0 after 16 minutes.

Kevin Sinfield extended the lead for England to 8-0 with a successful penalty goal.

Dean Whare wowed the Wembley crowd and those watching around the world as he somehow managed to flick a pass back in field to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. In an incredulous display, already being touted as the try of the series, the Kiwis closed the gap to two points, 8-6 after 32 minutes.

Shortly before half time, the Kiwis drew level with penalty goal from Shaun Johnson. After 40 minutes, the game locked up at 8-all.

New Zealand have their luckily stars to thank as their second half performance saw them clutch victory from the fire.

The Kiwis bolted to the lead as Roger Tuivasa-Sheck claimed his second four-pointer in the match as he raced through Gareth Widdop and Leroy Cudjoe to score. New Zealand jumped to a 14-8 lead after 50 minutes with a Johnson penalty goal.

England looked to have sealed victory with two tries mid-second half as Kallum Watkins and Sam Burgess crossed the white line. England rolled through the Kiwi pack to hold a 18-14 lead.

In a play that stopped a nation, Shaun Johnson stunned the English defence following a penalty to dance his way over the try line. Johnson crafted the play in the final 20 seconds to give the Kiwis hope of claiming back to back World Cups. New Zealand eliminated England, 20-18.

New Zealand will now face either the Australian Kangaroos or Fiji Bati in the World Cup Final next weekend.

New Zealand have their luckily stars to thank as their second half performance saw them clutch victory from the fire.

The Kiwis bolted to the lead as Roger Tuivasa-Sheck claimed his second four-pointer in the match as he raced through Gareth Widdop and Leroy Cudjoe to score. New Zealand jumped to a 14-8 lead after 50 minutes with a Johnson penalty goal.

England looked to have sealed victory with two tries mid-second half as Kallum Watkins and Sam Burgess crossed the white line. England rolled through the Kiwi pack to hold a 18-14 lead.

In a play that stopped a nation, Shaun Johnson stunned the English defence following a penalty to dance his way over the try line. Johnson crafted the play in the final 20 seconds to give the Kiwis hope of claiming back to back World Cups. New Zealand eliminated England, 20-18.

New Zealand will now face either the Australian Kangaroos or Fiji Bati in the World Cup Final next weekend.

Shaun Johnson has stunned the English defence with some brilliant score solo try with some fancy footwork. He has single handed the New Zealanders a spot in the Grand Final. Johnson nails the conversion to give the Kiwis the victory.

Sam Burgess has charged through the Kiwis goal line defence as England made a line break from the drop out through Sam Tomkins. England have New Zealand on the ropes as they jump to a lead of 4 points.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is awarded his second try as he powered his way through the English defence despite the tackle attempts from Widdop and Cudjoe. Shaun Johnson with the conversion fails to slots the extras

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is awarded his try by the video referee after Dean Whare pulled a rabbit out of hat and managed to flick the pass back in field as he headed over the sideline. A special play from the Kiwis has seen them close within two points with the successful kick from Johnson

James Roby with a great kick on the last tackle, almost sees Ryan Hall come up with the second try for England but it's forced dead by Kevin Locke. Line drop out is called for England, a repeat set for them.

Sean O'Loughlin has claimed first points for England as he busted through the Kiwis defence off a beautiful short offload from Sam Burgess. Kevin Sinfield with the conversion attempt slots the extras to extend the lead.

Time off here with Sam Burgess getting heavy contact up high in a tackle. A short breather being taken by the prop forward for England

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Jason Nightingale has been forced over the sideline as the Kiwis shifted to the left of the field, brilliant line defence from Josh Charnley and co. Scrum for England 10 metres off their own line

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NO TRY! Line drop out is called as Sam Tomkins kicked the ball dead. So close for Luke as he hoped to dive on his own short grubber kick

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VIDEO REFEREE for New Zealand, Issac Luke is claiming a try as he raced off a grubber under the posts

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First penalty of the match goes to the Kiwis for a strip in the ruck from James Roby, NZ kick ahead and attack 30 metres out from the England goal line.

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We are UNDERWAY in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Grand Final Qualifier between New Zealand and England. The Kiwis with first use of the ball as England kick off

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The National Anthems have been sung, the Kiwis are now performing the Haka on centre field here at Wembley

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Both sides walking out onto Wembley side by side ahead of kick off.

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Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's LIVE coverage of the Rugby League World Cup Semi-Finals from Wembley Stadium. New Zealand take on England in the first match here at Wembley, it will be followed by Australia against Fiji.